Andrzej Panufnik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrzej Panufnik

Polish composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1991

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, film score composer

Nationality: Poland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Andrzej Panufnik (24 September 1914 – 27 October 1991) was a Polish composer and conductor.
He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic orchestra after World War II.
After his increasing frustration with the extra-musical demands made on him by the country's regime, he defected to the United Kingdom in 1954, and took up British citizenship.
In 1957, he became chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a post he relinquished after two years to devote all his time to composition.